The alternate way is a gentler road.
The majority of rides are on gentle coastal roads and scenic veloroutes; 80% of them use car-free cycle lanes and off-road paths, such as forest trails, disused railway lines or riverbank towpaths.
Gentle, meandering roads covered by canopies of lush trees, the odd rickshaw passing silently by, restful rice fields, lone cows grazing amidst the broad-leaved banana trees and, in the village itself, tidy mud-floored homes, evenly spaced-out.
As the North savored the benefits of its gentle opening, rail, road, and air links would punch through the DMZ; military de-escalation would follow; Pyongyang would recognize the rewards of market reforms, and perhaps even be enticed toward a relaxation of social control.
You know who he is, he made Motorcycle Diaries, which is basically just a film about a strange man riding his bike around in the countryside, so you know he was gonna be able to pull off the gentle, in-motion road shot soundtracked by sparse guitar music "thing".
Then in rapid succession came The Voice of the City (1908), The Gentle Grafter (1908), Roads of Destiny (1909), Options (1909), Strictly Business (1910), and Whirligigs (1910).
Taking the buddy-road-movie theme literally, this gentle comedy follows two road workers as they squabble across Texas.
"A cell conference call can turn a potential crisis into a gentle bump in the road".
Then thousands lined the coastal road, the gentle green waves of the Mediterranean Sea at their backs, as they got on their knees and prayed.
I started my trip in Krakow, where my companions hired a car and driver for the 45-minute drive southwest, mostly on the well-maintained A-4 toll road through gentle hills and past small brick houses.
